Piano Duo Kutrowatz
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
7:30 PM
"The delicacy of their interpretation cannot be praised highly enough ... brilliant playing by two exceptional brothers" ... "between meditation and ecstasy" ... "a fiery torrent from two pianos" ... "pure musicality, coupled with temperament and intelligence" ... "when they play together they seem to blend into one" ... "a superlative piano duo!" – a selection from international press reviews.
The varied training of these world-class musicians, their wide range of activities (as pianists, chamber musicians, lied accompanists, and conductors) and their keen interest in other fields of the arts all contribute to the great depth of expression and versatility of their playing. Concert tours have taken the Kutrowatz brothers to many European countries, Japan, Korea, Canada, the US, Australia, and Africa. Through performances in foremost concert-halls world wide, including: Vienna (Konzerthaus and Musikverein), Eisenstadt (Haydnsaal), London (Wigmore Hall), Munich (Herkulessaal), Tokyo (Suntory Hall), New York (Carnegie Hall) and invitations to leading music festivals such as the Schwarzenberg Schubertiade, Haydn Festival/Eisenstadt, New York Schubertiade, Ruhr Piano Festival, Kremerata Chamber Music Festival/Lockenhaus, Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival/Finland, and the Australian Kowmung Festival, the two pianists are in great demand as international performers.
In addition to chamber music, their work with orchestras (Vienna Concert Society, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and Kremerata Baltica) and choirs (Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Vienna Chamber Choir), and their openness towards cross-cultural/interdisciplinary projects (such as homunculus dance theatre) further illustrate their artistic versatility.
They have appeared on radio and television and and on multiple highly acclaimed CD productions performing works by Schubert, Brahms, Liszt, Strauss, Gershwin, Bernstein, Takács, and Piazzolla among others.
USNA proudly presents - The Kutrowatz Brothers!